tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post6348512280926816723..comments2020-04-30T23:22:46.870-04:00Comments on ModeratePoli: Difficult choice of conscienceModeratePolihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-6224357028609590742015-05-08T23:56:29.149-04:002015-05-08T23:56:29.149-04:00@dangerous, You don&#39;t have much sense about re...@dangerous, You don&#39;t have much sense about religious belief, which is why it seems to clear-cut to you. To you, rules from the bible are &quot;a learned bias.&quot; <br /><br />However, maybe they&#39;re a cultural bias, or maybe it is teaching from God. If you believe in teachings from God, how do you know which category the anti-homosexual message fits into? This is a question that a devout believer may have to struggle with. Do you have any empathy with that struggle? I don&#39;t think you do.ModeratePolihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01721945380057992971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2499771266402854669.post-65242661517093221042015-05-06T11:22:07.645-04:002015-05-06T11:22:07.645-04:00To me, the issue is much clearer than you present,...To me, the issue is much clearer than you present, particularly with respect to the photographer supposedly fighting his conscience. He&#39;s violating the Golden Rule in refusing to provide a service which he normally would simply on the basis of a learned bias. The choice is much simpler: Would he attend a same-sex marriage of a close friend or family member, or risk complete alienation of that relationship by refusing to attend? If he would accept circumstances in that situation and attend, then there should be no issue performing a service for strangers. To do anything else would violate the Golden Rule.<br /><br />So let&#39;s extend the analysis. If he&#39;s hired by a close friend or family member to shoot pictures of a clan rally, would he do it? I think, for many people, the conscientious decision is to abandon the friend or family member upon learning that they participated in a hate organization, so there&#39;s no problem refusing to do so for strangers.<br /><br />This is also why refusal based on disapproval is such as weak argument, as you point out. The &quot;message&quot; of disapproval is actually a reflection of biased superiority. One may personally find homosexuality disgusting or even abhorrent, but still treat the people who engage in it fairly.<br />Dangerousnoreply@blogger.com